Palettes / Colors / #ACA0AD

#ACA0AD — Silver Grey

#ACA0AD is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ACA0AD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ACA0AD is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1ACA0; it also sits naturally between #A5A0AC and #ACA0A7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 63% · Blue 68%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ACA0AD

.text { color: #ACA0AD; }
.background { background-color: #ACA0AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA0AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 160, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 7%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA0AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 160, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA0AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 160, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA0AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA0AD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1ACA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACA0AD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA0AD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ACA0AD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA0AD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA0AC  ·  #ACA0AE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA0AD?

#ACA0AD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 172, 160, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA0AD?

#ACA0AD is RGB 172, 160, 173 — HSL 295°, 7%, 65% — CMYK 1%, 8%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #ACA0AD?

Its complement is #A1ACA0; analogous partners are #A5A0AC and #ACA0A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA0AD for text?

Black text on #ACA0AD has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.